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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • July 20, 2026

    Google Data Sharing With Temu Violates DOJ Rule, Suit Says

    Google shares internet users' sensitive information with Chinese e-commerce giant Temu and a technology firm the Pentagon calls a "Chinese military company," violating a U.S. Department of Justice rule preventing the bulk transmission of data to "countries of concern," according to a proposed class action in California federal court.

  • July 20, 2026

    Cox, Insurers Battle For Early Win In Media Coverage Suit

    Cox Enterprises and two insurers competed Monday for an early win in the company's suit alleging it was wrongly denied coverage for more than $15 million in expenses spent defending, and ultimately settling, a lawsuit that aimed to hold the internet service provider liable for users' illegal downloads.

  • July 20, 2026

    AT&T Can't Get Temporary Stop Of Calif. Carrier Rules

    AT&T was hoping to score a preliminary injunction that would allow it to get around California's requirements that the telecom behemoth continue providing copper phone service throughout the state, but a California federal judge has dashed that hope.

  • July 20, 2026

    T-Mobile Broke Data Breach Notification Law 722K Times

    T-Mobile broke Washington's data breach notification law 722,060 times after its servers were breached in 2021, a state judge said, ruling that the text messages the mobile company sent violated both the law's required method of delivery and its content requirements.

  • July 20, 2026

    FCC Settles With Telecoms Over 'Rip And Replace' Violations

    Two telecommunications companies will pay $10,000 each to the Federal Communications Commission to settle claims that they didn't file "accurate and truthful" statements when participating in a telecommunications gear replacement program.

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